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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Newcastle open Dele Alli loan talks"
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author: "Will Seager"
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published: "2022-01-25T17:40:25Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Newcastle open Dele Alli loan talks

**Newcastle have initiated talks with Tottenham over the possible loan signing of midfielder Dele Alli, according to [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/01/24/exclusive-newcastle-united-pushing-jesse-lingard-deal-open-dele/).**

### The Lowdown: Dele’s decline

At 22 years old, the midfielder was showing world-class potential, with his [transfer market valuation](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dele-alli/marktwertverlauf/spieler/207929) highlighting his rapid rise to the top, having skyrocketed to an incredible £90million.

In the 2016/17 Premier League season, the Englishman scored an emphatic [18 goals](https://www.worldfootball.net/goalgetter/eng-premier-league-2016-2017/), ranking him sixth in the entire league, grouped with the likes of Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku.

However, Alli’s career has seen a huge decline since he burst onto the scene after arriving as a youngster from MK Dons in 2015, with that valuation now sitting at just [£22.5m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dele-alli/marktwertverlauf/spieler/207929).

In recent years, the midfielder’s game time at Spurs has continually decreased. This is illustrated by the [stark contrast](https://www.premierleague.com/players/9167/Dele-Alli/overview) between his career-high 37 Premier League appearances during the 2016/17 campaign and his meagre 2020/21 total, when he amassed just 15 appearances, eight of which came off the bench.

There was a glimmer of hope surrounding manager Antonio Conte’s arrival and what it meant for the 25-year-old’s Tottenham career. However, the situation remains unchanged, and Alli’s [two starts](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dele-alli/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/207929/plus/0/trainer_id/3517) under the Italian has confirmed his position at the club.

### The Latest: Newcastle open Alli loan talks

In December, [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/12/13/dele-alli-given-green-light-leave-tottenham-hotspur-january/) reported that Tottenham had given the midfielder the green light to leave Hotspur Way in the January transfer window, sparking rumours with a number of English clubs over potential permanent and loan deals.

According to a fresh report by [The Telegraph’s reliable Luke Edwards](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/01/24/exclusive-newcastle-united-pushing-jesse-lingard-deal-open-dele/), Newcastle have opened talks with Tottenham over the possibility of signing Alli on a loan deal.

This succeeds strong rumours linking Manchester United player Jesse Lingard with the Magpies, but it remains to be seen whether the relegation-threatened side will sign both midfielders

Alli would be the second departure under Conte this month after [Dilan Markanday](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10413673/Blackburn-sign-Tottenham-starlet-Dilan-Markanday-initial-500-000.html) joined Blackburn Rovers.

### The Verdict: A good opportunity

A transfer to another top-flight club, whether English or further afield, would certainly help Alli in the pursuit of reviving his career, with the hope of making Gareth Southgate’s England squad surely a key motivation in the move.

The midfielder has never lacked technical ability, with Brazilian legend [Roberto Carlos](https://www.eurosport.com/football/dele-alli-is-undoubtedly-good-enough-for-real-madrid-roberto-carlos_sto6151383/story.shtml) previously claiming that he is ‘undoubtedly good enough for Real Madrid’. The issue lies in the player’s hunger to succeed, facing criticism over his work ethic from former boss [Jose Mourinho](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gareth-southgate-insists-dele-allis-22584234).

If Alli is given the ability to demonstrate a newfound determination elsewhere, then a reprised career in the Premier League would not be surprising in the least, and a move to Newcastle could be the perfect place to do it, with the Magpies themselves desperately in need of some creative spark.